Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 267Nominal IndexAjaukumar Babulal Gehlot v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183Hiteshkumar Surendrakumar Padhiyar (Rajput) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v/s Director of Enforcement & Anr.,...
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182 to 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 267
Nominal Index
Ajaukumar Babulal Gehlot v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182
Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183
Hiteshkumar Surendrakumar Padhiyar (Rajput) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184
Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v/s Director of Enforcement & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 185
Satrabhai Ramabhai Damor v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186
State of Gujarat v/s Chimanbhai Bhanubhai Chaudhari & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187
State of Gujarat v/s Jahid @ Javed Kutubuddin Shaikh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 188
Vishal @Kano Hemantbhai Kasangara (As Per Order) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189
Yogesh Amrutbhai Patel v/s Hansaben Yogeshbhai Patel, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190
Ankitkumar Ramchandra Padhiyar (Mali) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191
Manubha @ Vanrajsinh Bachubha Zala & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192
Villa C Colony Karamchari Associations President Rajnikant Kamaljit Solanki v/s Executive Engineer Project & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193
Sawaisinh Devisingh Chauhan v/s Yashwantsinh Mahansinh Rathod, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194
Rajashreeben v/s Bhupendrakumar Ambalal Patel, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 195
Shirishbhai Ashokbhai Garange v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 196
Hiruben Pparbatbhai Satasiya v/s Bhagwanjibhai Popatbhai Ranparia & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 197
Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited & Anr. v/s Heirs of Decd. Rambhai Ramshibhai Lakhatrana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 198
Solanki Ankuben Jitendrakumar v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 199
Purshotam Ranchhodbhai Pankhania & Ors. v/s Harihar Ambalal Patel & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 200
Nileshbhai Ramchhodbhai Parmar v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 201
Rajeshbhai Ashokbhai Gohel (Luhr) & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 202
Mubarak Kasambhai Padarshi v/s State of Gujarat & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 203
Kaushalbhai Jagdishbhai Asodiya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 204
Employees' Provident Fund Organization & Ors. v/s Ranjit Vasantlal Makwana, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 205
Ducati Motor Holding SPA Thro Ritesh Kumar & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 206
Komal D/o Sansarchandra Chaube v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 207
Yeshwantsing Shankarsinh Chauhan v/s Madhukanta @ Yeshmita D/o Late Madhavsinh Raisinh Jadav & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208
Sheikh Salim Shekhbabu v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209
Dr. Vilas Tukaram Kharat v/s The Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210
Shaikh Husain Ajij v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 211
Lakhiben Punabhai Solanki v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 212
Madanlal Radhelal Bansal & Ors. v/s Agrawal Samaj Trust Dahod & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 213
Naynaben Bhupatbhai Rathod v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 214
Ramesh Gagu Saamatbhai Bakutra & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 215
Najmakhatoon Modhaidar Shaikh v/s Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 216
Namrataben Gordhanbhai Macwan v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 217
Vala Jodhubhai Golanbhai v/s RTI Officer & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 218
Aashaben Mansukhbhai Hirpara (Patel) v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 219
Joyalbhai Nileshbhai Shah & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 220
Ravi Nair v. State of Gujarat and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221
Arati Damjibhai Rangpariya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 222
Ravikumar Bharatbhai Joshi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223
Rajeshbhai Krushnakant Jariwala & Ors. v/s Falguniben Kamalkant Jariwala & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 224
Harshadbhai Prabhudas Sheth & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225
The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v/s Pooja Paper Tube Industries, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226
Javedkhan Soramkhan Mandori v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 227
Faiz Enterprise Through Proprietor Mahetar Mahir Farukhbhai v/s State Tax Officer, Unit-67, Surat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 228
Yasmeen WD/O Nadirbhai Devani v/s Rajkot Municipal Corporation, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 229
Chaitarbhai Damjibhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 230
Kavitaben Manharlal @ Manoj Babulal Soni v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 231
Salimbhai Abubakarbhai Lakhani & Ors. v/s Aksanabanu Samirbhai Lakhani D/O Abdul Rasirbhai Dholiya & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 232
Yusuf Mehmudkhan Pathan v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 233
Conmix Infra v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 234
X v/s The Chief Medical Officer Cum Civil Surgeon and The Appropriate Authority & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 235
Ravi Sureshbhai Prajapati v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 236
Satyajeet Paras Nath Rai Kumar v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 237
Nirav Madhukar Buch v/s Lilaben Bhikhubhai Thakor & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 238
Ashumal @ Asharam v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 239
Kanaiyalal Trikamlal Patel v/s X & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 240
Chaitarbhai Damjibhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 241
Muslim Kuzafarosh Jamat Through President v/s Gujarat State Waqf Board & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 242
Vijaybhai Jeysingbhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 243
Ranchhodbhai Jesingbhai Since Dead Through His Heirs and LRS & Ors v/s Anchhibhai Kavjibhai Chaudhari Since Dead Through His Heirs and LRS & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 244
Kaushik Nanubhai Majithia v/s State of Gujarat & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 245
Kutubuddin Fakruddin Faruqui & Ors. v/s Gujarat State Waqf Board & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 246
Ganpatbhai Dayaljibhai Patel v/s State of Gujarat & Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 247
Shaifiya Vajiuddin Contractor & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 248
Jigarbhai Banubhai Gohil v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 249
Radheshyam Bhagwandas Shah v/s State of Gujarat & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 250
Kamlesh Hukamchand Vishnoi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 251
Lilaben D/O Lallubhai Bhulabhai Zala v/s Dashrathsinh Amarsinh Zala & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 252
State of Gujarat & Anr. v/s Samantsinh Gopalsinh Rathod & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 253
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation v/s Lalji Ishwardas Patel & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 254
Sonaben Jayeshkumar Parmar & Ors. v/s Maheskumar Kulabhai Parmar & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 255
Vivek Pratapray Maheta v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 256
Rakeshumar Navnitlal Shah v/s Hirenkumar Kiritkumar Shah & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 257
Arjunbhai Sukhabhai Halpati v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 258
Rahimaben Abdulkarim Manasiya & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 259
Umaba Anirudhhsinh Jadeja & Ors. v/s Shambhubhai Gangabhai Jaru & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 260
X v/s Y, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 261
Ajaybhai Boghabhai Gohil v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 262
Arvind Kejriwal v/s Gujarat University & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263
State of Gujarat v/s Rasikbhai @ Kaushikbhai Havsingbhai Garasiya, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 264
Ravi Nair v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 265
Ashumal @ Asharam v/s State of Gujarat & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 266
State of Gujarat v/s Prabhakar S/O Keshav Gajakosh, 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 267
Judgments/Orders
Case title: Ajaukumar Babulal Gehlot v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9037 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182
Revoking the continued reservation of a person's land for fifty years without initiation of acquisition proceedings, the Gujarat High Court held that if land is not acquired nor revision proceedings are initiated within 10 years and despite notice the authority fails to commence acquisition within six months then such reservation shall lapse. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 182]
In doing so the court held that while State and the planning authorities undoubtedly possess statutory powers to reserve private land for public purposes for planned development, however such powers have to be "exercised strictly in conformity with the procedure and within the time limits prescribed by the Legislature".
Case title: Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 13811 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man over his alleged role in assaulting the complainant in connection with an altercation over feeding of stray dogs. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 183]
Applicant is accused of coordinating an assault on a society resident who had an altercation with another resident over feeding stray dogs.
It is alleged that the person with whom complainant had an altercation had called outsiders to assault the complainant, and it is the Applicant who was involved in bringing these outside persons.
Case title: Hiteshkumar Surendrakumar Padhiyar (Rajput) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 13878 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of posing as a journalist along with co-accused and extorting money from traders by threatening them of defamation and also assaulting one of the traders who eventually passed away. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 184]
The relief is subject to the Petitioner not indulging in any activity amounting to "yellow journalism" or publishing any news item with the intention of tarnishing the image or reputation of any person.
Case title: Sh. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel v/s Director of Enforcement & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - BEFORE CHARGESHEET) NO. 7098 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 185
The Gujarat High Court refused bail to an IAS officer accused of illegal gratification in lieu of approving land conversion applications when he was Surendranagar's Collector, remarking that today government officials and highly placed persons are also indulging in corruption leading to economic unrest adversely affecting the progress of the country. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 185]
The court after considering the case noted that prima facie involvement of the applicant under PMLA was revealed wherein he was alleged to be principal beneficiary and key conspirator in the laundering of proceeds of crime; while it noted that the concealment of proceeds of crime is yet to be investigated.
Case title: Satrabhai Ramabhai Damor v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 12593 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 186
The Gujarat High Court has summoned the Law Officers branch, observing that the sessions court had "prima facie exceeded its jurisdiction" under S.483 BNSS which relates to bail, by referring its order to various state authorities for implementation of Supreme Court's directions in mob lynching cases.
Notably the sessions court had denied bail to three accused of assaulting forest and police personnel, observing that it was a land grabbing offence and the District Magistrate needs to take appropriate action.
Case title: State of Gujarat v/s Chimanbhai Bhanubhai Chaudhari & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 918 of 2008
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the acquittal of sweet shop owners accused of food adulteration, after noting that in absence of any evidence that aluminium foil coating on Kaju Katli sample was injurious to health, the mere use of such foil for coating the sweet would not make it adulterated. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 187]
Justice Hemant M Prachchhak said that the findings recorded by the trial Court was not justified and it was not in consonance with the facts of the present case, even though there was a legal principle as enunciated by the Supreme Court which was brought to the trial court's notice.
Case title: State of Gujarat v/s Jahid @ Javed Kutubuddin Shaikh & Ors.
R/CC/2/2022, R/CR.A/1710/2022, R/CR.A/1917/2022, R/CR.A/1710/2023, R/CR.A/2106/2023, R/CR.A/727/2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 188
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (July 7) upheld a 2022 Special Court order awarding death sentence to 38 and life imprisonment to 11 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case, which claimed 56 lives.
Case title: Vishal @Kano Hemantbhai Kasangara (As Per Order) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 12421 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189
The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man booked for extorting the complainant by threatening of creating defamatory videos against him using Artificial Intelligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 189]
It was alleged that the applicant and the co-accused persons entered into a criminal conspiracy, collected confidential information relating to the complainant and the witness, and by using Artificial Intelligence created defamatory videos to extort money from them. It was alleged that the accused persons demanded an amount of Rs. 23,00,000/- from the complainant.
Case title: Yogesh Amrutbhai Patel v/s Hansaben Yogeshbhai Patel
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3246 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190
The Gujarat High Court has held that where a suit for divorce is premature, having been presented within 1 year of marriage which is barred under Section 14 Hindu Marriage Court, the family court cannot decide the issue on merits and can only either return the plaint or dismiss it reserving the parties' right to file afresh. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 190]
The husband had filed an appeal before the high court against family court's judgment dismissing his suit for divorce filed under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) Hindu Marriage Act, on the preliminary ground of limitation.
Case title: Ankitkumar Ramchandra Padhiyar (Mali) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 13468 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a law student booked in a cheating FIR, involving various allegations including opening of bank accounts in the name of fictitious firms and transferring money received from cricket betting. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 191]
The applicant was arrested in an FIR lodged under BNS Sections 318(4)(cheating), 336(4)(forgery), 338(Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), 340(Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine), 61(criminal conspiracy).
Case title: Manubha @ Vanrajsinh Bachubha Zala & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 15095 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192
The Gujarat High Court granted to bail to two accused booked in an assault case, after noting that the sessions court had without going into merits rejected their bail plea amid allegations of attempt by certain members of high court staff to influence the proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 192]
Justice Hasmukh D Suthar noted that the FIR was registered against the applicants under Sections 323(voluntarily causing hurt), 324(voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 325(voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 504(Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 114(Abettor present when offence is committed) IPC.
Case title: Villa C Colony Karamchari Associations President Rajnikant Kamaljit Solanki v/s Executive Engineer Project & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2424 of 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193
The Gujarat High Court has held that government employees cannot claim a right or insist that the official quarters allotted to them during service should be sold to them post retirement, adding that unauthorized occupation of Government quarters amounts to unlawful deprivation of scarce public resources. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 193]
In doing so the court dismissed an appeal preferred by the President of an association challenging a trial court order which rejected his suit to continue residing in government quarters along with a prayer to purchase the quarters.
Case title: Sawaisinh Devisingh Chauhan v/s Yashwantsinh Mahansinh Rathod
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1775 of 2017
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's claim for possession over his relative's property despite expiry of 2-year license agreement, observing that the owner had permitted the defendant to stay at his premises gratuitously for a limited period and out of their relationship which cannot be used to claim tenancy rights. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 194]
Justice JC Doshi noted that the defendant was in need of residential premises, as he was about to retire from service. The court noted that the defendant was looking for the residence for limited time period and the plaintiff out of goodwill and the relationship shared with the defendant offered his house.
Case title: Rajashreeben v/s Bhupendrakumar Ambalal Patel
CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2024 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2740 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 195
The Gujarat High Court stayed a family court order granting divorce to the husband, after noting that he contracted a second marriage during the pendency of the wife's appeal, thereby depriving her the legitimate right to present her case in appeal, as protected under Section 15 Hindu Marriage Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 195]
For context, Section 15 states that when a marriage has been dissolved by a divorce decree and either there is no right of appeal against the decree or, if there is such a right of appeal, the time for appealing has expired without an appeal having been presented, or an appeal has been presented but has been dismissed, it shall be lawful for either party to the marriage to marry again.
Case title: Shirishbhai Ashokbhai Garange v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 12670 of 2026
Citation:2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 196
The Gujarat High Court has refused anticipatory bail to two men accused of abetting a person's suicide, by threatening to force his wife into prostitution if their loan is not repaid. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 196]
Justice Sanjeev J Thaker observed that for any ordinary person, the prospect of being rendered unable to protect the dignity and bodily autonomy of one's spouse is capable of generating overwhelming fear, shame, helplessness, and absolute despair.
Case title: Hiruben Pparbatbhai Satasiya v/s Bhagwanjibhai Popatbhai Ranparia & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 4560 of 2006
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 197
The Gujarat High Court has held that ancient Hindu law, prior to the enactment of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956, only recognized adoption of son and thus a daughter could not lay claim over her adoptive father's property. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 197]
In doing so the court dismissed a woman's appeal who had challenged a trial court order rejecting her claim over the immovable properties of her adoptive father–her mother's second husband, prior to enactment of 1956 Act.
Case title: Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited & Anr. v/s Heirs of Decd. Rambhai Ramshibhai Lakhatrana & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 4022 of 2012
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 198
The Gujarat High Court has held that an electricity company cannot attribute negligence to the deceased who died while trying to fix the fuse in a transformer, as the company is in the business of hazardous product and the liability to fix the fuse also lies with the company. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 198]
In doing so the court emphasized that no prudent person would try to fix the fuse in a transformer just to get electrocuted.
Case title: Solanki Ankuben Jitendrakumar v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 9609 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 199
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a woman's bail plea accused of not only abetting the sexual assault of a minor girl, but also allegedly subjecting the survivor to 'flesh trade' by sending her to the homes of accused persons to develop physical relations. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 199]
In doing so the court said that merely because the applicant is a lady is not a ground to enlarge her on bail since the applicant, though being lady was involved in such a "serious crime...involving a minor girl aged 10 years and allowed her to be exploited repeatedly".
Case title: Purshotam Ranchhodbhai Pankhania & Ors. v/s Harihar Ambalal Patel & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 259 of 2020
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 200
The Gujarat High Court has held that the authority of a power of attorney holder gets terminated the moment the principal dies, irrespective of whether the holder was aware of the Principal's death or not. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 200]
In doing so the court emphasized that PoA holder's authority automatically gets terminated as soon as the Principal/drawer of the PoA passes away and PoA holder cannot rely on Section 208 Contracts Act to claim that his authority has not ended as he was unaware of the Principal's death.
Case title: Nileshbhai Ramchhodbhai Parmar v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 15219 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 201
The Gujarat High Court refused bail to a married man accused of murdering a woman with whom he was allegedly in a relationship and of subsequently attempting to portray her death as a road accident. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 201]
In doing so the court prima facie observed that the crime was executed in a calculated manner and there was an attempt to mislead the state machinery.
The prosecution alleged that the applicant, who is married, had developed an illicit relationship with the deceased. Apprehending that the deceased would become an impediment to his married life, the applicant caused her death.
Case title: Rajeshbhai Ashokbhai Gohel (Luhr) & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST CONVICTION) NO. 73 of 2019
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 202
The Gujarat High Court has upheld the conviction of two men for outraging the modesty of two teenage girls and rejected the accused's plea for probation observing, that perpetrators with such criminal mentality specifically target children because they can be easily intimidated. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 202]
The court also referred to the IO's report which said that on very few occasions would the victim's father support lodging an FIR, as it is felt that to report such incidents would bring "bad fame to girls and their family".
Case title: Mubarak Kasambhai Padarshi v/s State of Gujarat & Ors
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9156 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 203
The Gujarat High Court rejected a plea by Muslim residents of a village challenging a notice asking them to explain reasons for burying a body on a disputed land despite existence of a separate earmarked graveyard for the community. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 203]
Referring to a site inspection report of the disputed land showing graveyard for the Muslim community, the court said that when there was already a burial ground earmarked, then it was not open for the petitioners to buried the deceased person at the land in question.
The court was hearing a plea challenging a notice sent to Muslim residents of a village over use of a land as burial ground.The petitioners contended that a notice was issued by Sarpanch of Rupavati Gram Panchayat District Bhavnagar informing them that the petitioners had conducted a burial near a crematorium for Hindus situated in the village.
Case title: Kaushalbhai Jagdishbhai Asodiya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 850 of 2022
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 204
The Gujarat High Court quashed a defamation FIR against a man who had allegedly forwarded a purportedly fake news cutting, noting that there was nothing on record to show that he had forged the news report in the first place with an intention to harm the reputation of the complainant. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 204]
The court was hearing a plea seeking quashing of an FIR under various IPC provisions including Sections 469 (forgery for purpose of harming reputation), 500(defamation) and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy).
Case title: Employees' Provident Fund Organization & Ors. v/s Ranjit Vasantlal Makwana
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 21004 of 2016
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 205
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that benefit of caste reservation granted to a person belonging to Schedule Caste cannot be halted midway on exclusion of the concerned caste from the list of Scheduled Castes.[2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 205]
In doing so the court quashed the demotion of an official who was promoted earlier based on his caste, but was later demoted after the caste he belonged to was excluded from list of scheduled castes. The court said that stripping of the promotion and the reversion of the petitioner cannot be sustained.
Case title:Ducati Motor Holding SPA Thro Ritesh Kumar & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 20012 of 2013
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 206
The Gujarat High Court recently quashed a cheating case against Italian bike company Ducati and its representatives over its distributor's alleged failure to supply bikes to a dealer.[2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 206]
The court held that the complainant had entered into an "exclusive agreement" only with the distributor, wherein it was clearly stated that agreements entered into by distributor shall not be binding on Ducati.
Case title: Komal D/o Sansarchandra Chaube v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8474 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 207
The Gujarat High Court has held that a student who is compelled to reside outside the State for a period of time on account of her father's transfer is entitled to domicile certificate and this period of time shall not be counted as "break in continuous residence" in the State for 10 years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 207]
Case title:Yeshwantsing Shankarsinh Chauhan v/s Madhukanta @ Yeshmita D/o Late Madhavsinh Raisinh Jadav & Anr.,
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8340 of 2012
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208
The Gujarat High Court has said that family court cannot direct DNA test to determine paternity of alleged adult daughter without taking her consent as it infringes her right to privacy and may carry significant societal consequences. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 208]
The petitioner had challenged an order allowing the alleged wife's plea for DNA test of her daughter to determine her paternity. The application was filed in the plaintiff's pending maintenance suit before the trial court in 1994 under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act where she claimed to be wife of the petitioner and had sought maintenance for herself and her minor daughter from petitioner
Case title: Sheikh Salim Shekhbabu v/s State of Gujarat
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 9669 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209
The Gujarat High Court was informed on Friday (July 31) that the State government has reinstated the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP), who was earlier conducting the trial in the 2019 alleged custodial death of a Telangana man in Vadodara and whose appointment had subsequently been discontinued. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 209]
The development came after the High Court had asked the State to take an appropriate decision on the continuation of the prosecutor.
Case title: Dr. Vilas Tukaram Kharat v/s The Union of India & Ors.
R/WRIT PETITION (PIL)/25/2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210
The Gujarat High Court refused to review its order dismissing a plea seeking disclosure of archaeological survey report, ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey, maps, structural analysis, photographs, videography and all the related documents concerning the Somnath Temple site. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 210]
For context, the court had in June dismissed a PIL seeking such disclosure with Rs. 2 Lakh costs on the litigant, noting that the contentions in the PIL were based on news reports and information on social media, and none of it could be verified by the petitioner as being true to his personal knowledge or based on any authentic record or material researched by him.
Case title: Shaikh Husain Ajij v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9176 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 211
The Gujarat High Court disposed of a resident's plea apprehending demolition of his home by Surat Municipal Corporation, after the authority said that as of now it does not intend to demolish the property and if it does intend to do so, it will issue a notice to the resident and take steps as per law. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 211]
The petitioner had moved the high court on an apprehension that his residential accommodation may be demolished by Surat Municipal Corporation, particularly when the premises adjacent to petitioner's house have been demolished by the Corporation.
Case title: Lakhiben Punabhai Solanki v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 16673 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 212
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a mother of three accused of assaulting her minor daughter over demand for food who eventually succumbed to injuries, observing that criminals are not born but made and "when starvation drives a mother to such an extreme act, such failure is collective rather than individual". [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 212]
Reflecting on the incident the court said it depicts the failure of social welfare mechanisms and highlights State's moral responsibility to protect vulnerable families, especially women and children. The court also referred to a Gujarati novel Manavini Bhavai written by Pannalal Patel–which portrays a devastating famine that struck India, particularly Rajasthan and Gujarat in 1899, corresponding to the Vikram Samvat year 1956 tragic event known as “Chhappania Dukal” (56th Famine).
Case: Madanlal Radhelal Bansal & Ors. v/s Agrawal Samaj Trust Dahod & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2292 of 2018
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 213
The Gujarat High Court has held that a trust application regarding a dispute over trust property cannot be maintained if the dispute has already been conclusively decided in an earlier proceeding, even if the subsequent suit is brought by a different set of trustees. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 213]
Justice JC Doshi was hearing an appeal by trustees of Shri Agarwal Samaj Trust, challenging the order of the Additional District Judge, Dahod. Applying the doctrine of res judicata, the District Court had dismissed the appellant's application seeking a declaration that certain immovable properties allegedly purchased by the former trust officials using trust funds should be treated as trust properties.
Case title: Naynaben Bhupatbhai Rathod v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (FOR MAINTENANCE) NO. 666 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 214
The Gujarat High Court has held that mere inability of a wife to establish allegations of cruelty would not mean that she left the matrimonial home without sufficient cause and that each case must be considered as per evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 214]
The court said this while upholding a family court order rejecting a woman's maintenance claim, after finding that she had voluntarily left the matrimonial home, refused to live with her husband and had a mutual divorce thereby attracting bar to maintenance under Section 125(4) CrPC.
Case title: Ramesh Gagu Saamatbhai Bakutra & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST CONVICTION) NO. 277 of 2019
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 215
The Gujarat High Court has said that the moment a person enters an examination hall carrying the admit card of the candidate he is impersonating, the offence of cheating by personation is fulfilled and the accused being caught prior to actual holding of exam makes no difference. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 215]
Justice Nisha M Thakore in her order said:
"the very fact that the applicant No. 2 pretended to be someone else, knowingly had substituted himself for another person and by making such representation while carrying admit card with him and having entered the examination hall, he had completed his task of representing the other person. In the opinion of this Court, the moment the applicant No. 2 had entered the examination hall carrying admit card by pretending to be the candidate of admit card, the act of personation was achieved. Merely because prior to the holding of actual examination, the applicant was caught from the spot by the block supervisor and Building Conductor i.e. before entering any word in the answer sheet would make no difference".
Case title: Najmakhatoon Modhaidar Shaikh v/s Union of India
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3285 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 216
The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that mere absence of a railway ticket would not negate an individual's claim of being a bonafide passenger or entitlement to accident compensation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 216]
The court said that once claimant files an affidavit on deceased carrying a valid ticket, the burden of disproving the same would fall on the Railways.
Justice JC Doshi referred to Supreme Court's decision in Rajni v/s. Union of India where the Apex Court, while eschewing the Centre's approach in teeth of object of Railway Act, observed that mere absence of ticket with the deceased does not negate the claim of being a bona fide passenger.
Case title: Namrataben Gordhanbhai Macwan v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 11483 of 2026
Citation:2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 217
The Gujarat High Court refused to quash an FIR against a female health worker accused of attempting to convert Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers to Christianity, noting that the allegations prima facie disclosed commission of the offence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 217]
The applicant had sought quashing of an FIR and chargesheet under Sections 4(1), 4(2) and 4C of Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act.
Case title: Vala Jodhubhai Golanbhai v/s RTI Officer & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9928 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 218
The Gujarat High Court recently observed that if an RTI applicant seeking certain information is not conversant with the language or the contents of the information sought, then permitting another person accompanying the applicant during inspection of records would prima facie amount to providing information to a third party. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 218]
In doing so the court permitted an RTI applicant to inspect the records he had sought for while clarifying that nobody else shall be permitted to accompany the applicant during the inspection.
Case title: Aashaben Mansukhbhai Hirpara (Patel) v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 17432 of 2026
Citation:2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 219
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a woman booked for threatening and extorting money and immovable property from the complainant by blackmailing him of publishing a purported video of him allegedly engaged in a sexual act, as well as threatening him of lodging a rape case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 219]
Justice Hasmukh D Suthar in his order noted that the allegation was that the accused persons including the applicant blackmailed the complainant of lodging a rape case after shooting a "nude video clip" of his with an unknown woman and thereafter extorted cash as well as movable and immovable properties from him.
Case title: Joyalbhai Nileshbhai Shah & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 4465 of 2022
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 220
The Gujarat High Court has held that merely playing cards in a house for money does not necessarily make the house a "common gaming house" to invoke offences under Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act in absence of element of profit-making. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 220]
The court was hearing a plea by five accused persons seeking quashing of an FIR under Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act.
Case No: R/SCR.A/9270/2026
Case Title: Ravi Nair v. State of Gujarat and Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221
The Gujarat High Court has refused to quash the Forgery FIR against Journalist Ravi Nair registered at the instance of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd. over a Washington Post article alleging that the LIC made investments in the Adani Group on the instructions of the Central Government. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 221]
Case title: Arati Damjibhai Rangpariya v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3425 of 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 222
The Gujarat High Court has directed the State Public Service Commission (GPSC) to grant marks to candidate who had questioned the correctness of a question-answer on Kautilya's Arthashastra asked in the written recruitment exam paper for Sales Tax Inspector, noting that it was based on unauthenticated material. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 222]
In doing so the court said that if any question based on unauthenticated material or a reference book derived or downloaded from Internet is questioned by the student or the candidate appearing in the examination, in that case, the "benefit must go to the student and not to the Examining body".
Case title: Ravikumar Bharatbhai Joshi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 1646 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223
The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a man accused of portraying complainant as a "bootlegger" and saying that a member of SC/ST community should not be invited to marriage in the Brahmin community. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 223]
The court was hearing a man's appeal booked under Sections 3(1)(U) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 whose regular bail plea had been rejected by the Sessions Court.
Case title: Rajeshbhai Krushnakant Jariwala & Ors. v/s Falguniben Kamalkant Jariwala & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 17104 of 2021
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 224
The Gujarat High Court has held that a private document which is stored in a public office, sought and obtained under Right To Information Act does not automatically become public document under the Section 74 of Indian Evidence Act unless kept as a public record. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 224]
The court also held that even the certified true copies of such private documents obtained under RTI also does not constitute a public document.
Case title: Harshadbhai Prabhudas Sheth & Anr. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 7935 of 2016
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225
The Gujarat High Court has held that merely threatening without an intention to cause alarm to the complainant would not constitute offence of criminal intimidation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 225]
In doing so the court held that to invoke this offence the complainant must establish that the accused had an intention to cause alarm to him.
The petitioners had sought quashing of an FIR under IPC Sections 409(Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent), 504(Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506(2) (criminal intimidation) read with 114(Abettor present when offence is committed).
Case title: The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v/s Pooja Paper Tube Industries
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 5712 of 2019
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226
The Gujarat High Court has held that insurance company cannot refuse to pay compensation for loss due to fire merely based on technical interpretation of proposal form and insurance policy without adducing any evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 226]
The respondent manufactures Polyester Textured Yarn, Draw Textured Yarn, and Partially Oriented Yarn paper tubes whose stock was insured by the Appellant Insurance Company from 12.08.1994 to 11.08.1995 against a premium of Rs.2,616. The Policy covered risks arising out of fire, theft, and short circuits.
Case title: Javedkhan Soramkhan Mandori v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 17454 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 227
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man accused of abetting a woman's suicide after she was allegedly threatened by him, prima facie observing that the alleged threat had no bearing to the incident since the applicant was only taking his sister's side during her argument with the deceased sister-in-law. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 227]
Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order noted that the applicant is the brother of deceased woman's sister-in-law who had a dispute with the deceased.
Case title: Faiz Enterprise Through Proprietor Mahetar Mahir Farukhbhai v/s State Tax Officer, Unit-67, Surat & Anr.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.10123 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 228
The Gujarat High Court quashed a GST cancellation order as well as appellate proceedings against an entity after noting that the State Tax Officer had passed the order relying exclusively on AI-generated case laws, including non-existent and irrelevant authorities. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 228]
A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice Vaibhavi D Nanavati had in its earlier ordered said that it appeared that the Officer's order was passed by placing "reliance exclusively on the AI generated case laws". The court had then asked the State to get instructions.
Case title: Yasmeen WD/O Nadirbhai Devani v/s Rajkot Municipal Corporation
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 465 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 229
The Gujarat High Court has held that legally wedded wife's entitlement to family pension cannot be defeated even if the pensioner has nominated a third person thereby excluding her. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 229]
Case title: Chaitarbhai Damjibhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE) NO. 1 of 2026 In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1751 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 230
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (August 24) refused to suspend the sentence of Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dediyapada assembly Chaitar Vasava convicted for assaulting and extorting forest officials in a forest land encroachment case wherein he was sentenced by the trial court for seven years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 230]
The court passed the order on applications seeking suspension of sentence moved by three accused–accused nos.1 Jitendrabhai Vasava, 5 Chaitarbhai Damjibhai Vasava and 7 Rikeshbhai Fulsingbhai Vasava, filed in their appeals challenging the conviction by the trial court.
Case title: Kavitaben Manharlal @ Manoj Babulal Soni v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 19815 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 231
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (August 25) granted bail to a woman running a marriage bureau booked in a cheating and criminal breach of trust FIR, noting that her role was limited to solemnizing marriage of complainant's nephew and no role was attributed to her being part of the "Looteri Dulhan gang". [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 231]
For context, the term refers to an organized criminal network which allegedly tricks men into fake marriages to rob them of their money.
Case title: Salimbhai Abubakarbhai Lakhani & Ors. v/s Aksanabanu Samirbhai Lakhani D/O Abdul Rasirbhai Dholiya & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 12673 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 232
The Gujarat High Court quashed a domestic violence case against two women accused of instigating their brother for demanding dowry from his wife, observing that they were married much prior to the complainant and living separately hence the question of mental and physical torture by them did not arise. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 232]
The son of petitioners 1 and 2 was married to respondent no.1 as per Muslim rites. Due to marital discord, the wife left the matrimonial home along with the couple's two children. It was alleged that after returning to her parental home she lodged a domestic violence complaint against the family members of the husband. The petition was not pressed qua petitioner no.1 father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 the mother-in-law.
Case title: Yusuf Mehmudkhan Pathan v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CA/2258/2026 IN F/LPA/7274/2026 IN R/SCA/9027/2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 233
Cricketer Yusuf Pathan on Monday (August 31) withdrew from Gujarat High Court his appeal against a single judge's August 2025 order which had found him to be an "encroacher" on government land in Vadodara after noting that no allotment order was issued to him and he was occupying the site without paying consideration. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 233]
Previously, Pathan told the high court that he is pursuing his case under a policy before the State government under which other cricketers have also been allotted land and had sought time to pursue the same.
Case title: Conmix Infra v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11891 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 234
The Gujarat High Court has held that a complaint over illegal mining in respect of a seized vehicle must be lodged before the Sessions Court as mandated under Rule 12(2)(b)(ii) Gujarat Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules and that such a complaint can't be filed before magistrate court. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 234]
As per Rule 12(2)(b)(ii) makes it obligatory for the authorized officer to approach the Court of Sessions with a written complaint and seized properties upon expiry of the 45 days period specified under the Rules. In the absence of such an exercise, the seized vehicle will have to be released in favour of the person from whom it was seized, without insisting for bank guarantee.
Case title: X v/s The Chief Medical Officer Cum Civil Surgeon and The Appropriate Authority & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10101 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 235
The Gujarat High Court permitted a married couple to opt for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to conceive a child who were denied the same by authorities on ground of the wife crossing the upper age limit of 50 years prescribed under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, even though the husband was within the age limit of 55 years. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 235]
In doing so, the court referred to various judgments where couples were permitted to opt for IVF observing that even if one spouse is ineligible for IVF under the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, the procedure can be allowed if the other spouse is within the age eligibility.
Case title: Ravi Sureshbhai Prajapati v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR CONSENT QUASHING) NO. 17558 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 236
The Gujarat High Court quashed a POCSO FIR lodged against a man booked for video recording a minor girl while she was inside a changing room, while directing him to do one month community service at a hospital as well as deposit Rs. 50,000 with a children's home. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 236]
Case title: Satyajeet Paras Nath Rai Kumar v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/WRIT PETITION (PIL) (WRIT PETITION (PIL)) NO. 24 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 237
The Gujarat High Court dimissed a PIL seeking closure of an industry making paper products over allegations of noise, air and water pollution, further imposing cost of Rs. 1 Lakh after noting that the allegations made in the petition were vague and frivolous as the industry was meeting all environmental standards. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 237]
Case title: Nirav Madhukar Buch v/s Lilaben Bhikhubhai Thakor & Ors.
R/CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 441 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 238
The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court order dismissing an Order 7 Rule 11 CPC application seeking rejection of the plaint, observing that the application was filed at the "fag end of the trial" when the suit had reached the stage of final arguments. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 238]
The court was hearing a revision plea challenging an order passed by Principal Senior Civil Judge, Valsad which dismissed the petititoner-defendant's application under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC seeking rejection of the respondent's plaint.
Gujarat High Court Rejects Asaram's Temporary Bail Plea In 2013 Rape Case
Case title: Ashumal @ Asharam v/s State of Gujarat
CR.MA/2/2026 IN R/CR.A/607/2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 239
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (September 8) dismissed the temporary bail plea of Asaram who was convicted and sentenced to life by Gandhinagar court in a 2013 rape case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 239]
Asaram had moved the high court seeking 20-day temporary bail citing a Rajasthan High Court order last month granting him 20-day parole in another rape case.
Case title: Kanaiyalal Trikamlal Patel v/s X & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 31287 of 2016
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 240
The Gujarat High Court has held that merely telling a woman she would have to succumb to innapropriate behaviour if she wants to grow in an industry would not amount to abetment to an offence if the intention is absent. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 240]
The petitioner had sought quashing of an FIR for offences under Sections 354(Outraging Modesty), 354A(Sexual Harassment), 354C(Voyeurism), 354D(Stalking) and 114(Abettor Present When Offense is Committed) IPC.
Case title: Chaitarbhai Damjibhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 3 of 2026 In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1751 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 241
Vasava had moved the high court seeking 15 day temporary bail from 07.09.2026 to 21.09.2026, to attend the 9th Assembly Sessions of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly scheduled to be held between 08.09.2026 and 10.09.2026.
Case title: Muslim Kuzafarosh Jamat Through President v/s Gujarat State Waqf Board & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3498 of 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 242
The Gujarat High Court has held a Muslim trust registered under Bombay Public Trust Act as deemed to be a waqf under Section 43 Waqf Act, rejecting the trust's contention that the State Waqf Board's CEO had in 2011 held that the entity was not a waqf but a trust. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 242]
In doing so the court observed that the record did not indicate that the board had conducted an inquiry to reach this conclusion as contemplated under Section 40 of the Act.
Police Complaint Filed In Good Faith Not Defamation: Gujarat High Court
Case Title : Vijaybhai Jeysingbhai Vasava v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
Case Number : R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 8920 of 2023
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 243
The Gujarat High Court has observed that merely filing an application before the police against a person containing certain allegations over commission of an alleged criminal act wherein the police has lawful authority over the subject matter of accusation, would not amount to the offence of defamation.
As per Section 356 BNS/ 500 IPC it is not defamation to prefer in good faith an accusation against any person to any of those who have lawful authority over that person with respect to the subject-matter of accusation.
Case title: Ranchhodbhai Jesingbhai Since Dead Through His Heirs and LRS & Ors v/s Anchhibhai Kavjibhai Chaudhari Since Dead Through His Heirs and LRS & Ors
R/SECOND APPEAL NO. 500 of 202
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 244
The Gujarat High Court has suggested that a notification be issued under the Hindu Succession Act so as to ensure protection of rights of Scheduled Tribe women as well as clear framework for the devolution of property of ST members who die intestate within the State, especially those who profess Hindu traditions. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 244]
The court passed the order while hearing an appeal against a trial court order which dismissed a man's suit challenging a will made by his deceased sister belonging to Scheduled Tribe community, who had bequeathed her inherited property to the defendant.
Case title: Kaushik Nanubhai Majithia v/s State of Gujarat & Ors.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 8473 of 2018
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 245
The Gujarat High Court has held restoring the crumbling wall of a house or making emergency repairs to stablize a structure located in the 300-metre range of a protected monument amounts to restoration, and cannot be termed as construction which is prohibited under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act.[2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 245]
In doing so the court held that initiating criminal prosecution against an occupant for executing basic safety repairs mandated by a local authority under threat of public hazard is 'opposed to Article 21'.
Case: Kutubuddin Fakruddin Faruqui & Ors. v/s Gujarat State Waqf Board & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1002 of 2026 With CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR STAY) NO. 1 of 2026 In R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1002 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 246
The Gujarat High Court has held that an inquiry to ascertain the original nature and character of a shrine does not violate the bar on the conversion of places of worship under Section 3 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 246]
Accordingly, Justice J. C. Doshi upheld the orders passed by the Gujarat Waqf Board and Waqf Tribunal, which had directed alteration of the name of a historical Patan shrine from “Maulana Mehboob Dargah Masjid and Kabristan” to “Maulana Yakub Saheb Dargah and Dawoodi Bohra Kabrastan”. The Board had held the shrine belonged to the Dawoodi Bohra community, which was upheld by the high court.
Case title: Ganpatbhai Dayaljibhai Patel v/s State of Gujarat & Anr
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 19926 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 247
The Gujarat High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to a 70-year-old man accused of molesting a woman, observing that while his age was a relevant factor however it cannot alone be a ground to grant anticipatory bail when the material collected during investigation prima facie supports the allegations at this stage. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 247]
The court was hearing a senior citizen's plea for anticipatory bail, accused of repeatedly molesting a 21-year-old woman and making obscene demands. He was booked under BNS Sections 75(2) (Sexual Harassment) and 78(2) (repeat stalking).
Case title: Shaifiya Vajiuddin Contractor & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat & Anr
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 10949 of 2022
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 248
The Gujarat High Court has held even though Muslim Law entitles a woman to have her minor daughter's custody until she attains puberty, the child's custody with her paternal family cannot be termed as illegal confinement. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 248]
The petitioners were the paternal grandmother and paternal aunts of the minor having her custody, whereas the respondent no.2 is the minor's biological mother.
Case title: Jigarbhai Banubhai Gohil v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 15268 of 2026
Citation:2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 249
The Gujarat High Court has lamented the absence of Investigating Officers with investigation papers of the concerned matter as well as failure in giving proper instructions to the State's counsel to assist the court. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 249]
Granting regular bail to a man booked in a murder case, the court further observed that if where IO is present they do not have knowledge about the investigation and look to the assistance by his constable.
Gujarat High Court Grants 7-Day Parole To Bilkis Bano Case Convict
Case title: Radheshyam Bhagwandas Shah v/s State of Gujarat & Ors
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (PAROLE LEAVE) NO. 12343 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 250
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (September 17) granted 7-day parole to Radheshyam Shah, one of the eleven convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano rape case. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 250]
Shah along with 11 others was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple murders and gang rapes, including that of Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat in 2008.
Case title: Kamlesh Hukamchand Vishnoi v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 7082 of 2018
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 251
The Gujarat High Court has held that a customer at a brothel cannot be booked for running a brothel or procuring a person for prostitution under Immoral Traffic Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 251]
In doing so the court quashed a 2010 FIR against a man under the Act, who was caught after a raid was conducted at a hotel allegedly being run as a brothel.
Case title: Lilaben D/O Lallubhai Bhulabhai Zala v/s Dashrathsinh Amarsinh Zala & Ors.
R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 13169 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 252
The Gujarat High Court has said that non-communication of a judgement by the lawyer to the party cannot disadvantage the latter resulting in rejection of appeal on ground of delay when the very lawyer has filed the appeal, specially in absence of gross negligence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 252]
The court was hearing a man's plea challenging an appellate court's order refusing to condone 27 day delay in filing an appeal against district judge's order in a civil suit.
Case title: State of Gujarat & Anr. v/s Samantsinh Gopalsinh Rathod & Ors.
R/SECOND APPEAL NO. 244 of 2009
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 253
The Gujarat High Court has held that a first appeal against a civil suit decree which was earlier admitted, numbered and later transferred by the high court to the trial court pursuant to enactment of Gujarat Civil Courts Act retains its original status and is not barred by limitation. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 253]
In doing so the court held that it cannot be said that such transferred appeals were barred by delay or needed an application to condone such delay.
Case title: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation v/s Lalji Ishwardas Patel & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 241 of 2013
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 254
The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court court order acquitting a diary farm owner who was booked for selling adulterated ghee after finding that none of the requirements provided for drawing the sample of 'Pure Ghee' under The Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules had been followed. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 254]
In doing so the court noted that it was not proved that the container containing the Ghee was properly heated, as prescribed under the Rules, before the sealing and sampling procedure was undertaken.
Case: Sonaben Jayeshkumar Parmar & Ors. v/s Maheskumar Kulabhai Parmar & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 875 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 255
The Gujarat High Court enhanced the compensation granted to the family of a deceased pillion rider to over Rs.24 Lakhs, noting that the Motor Accident Tribunal had not properly considered the deceased's monthly income as well as damages under general and non-pecuniary heads. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 255]
Justice JC Doshi observed that the tribunal should have a liberal approach while determining the quantum of compensation, as law values life and limb on a generous scale.
Case title: Vivek Pratapray Maheta v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 21886 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 256
The Gujarat High Court denied anticipatory bail to a "journalist" who was accused of impersonating himself as an officer of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and demanding money from a factory owner to delete photos and videos of contaminated water which was allegedly found there. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 256]
The allegation against the applicant was that he along with other accused, represented themselves as GPCB officers, went to the complainant's factory, recorded videos of contaminated water and demanded Rs.21,000 for deleting the videos and photographs. The material collected during investigation indicates the presence and involvement of the applicant in the incident.
Case: Rakeshumar Navnitlal Shah v/s Hirenkumar Kiritkumar Shah & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 636 of 2012
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 257
The Gujarat High Court enhanced the compensation awarded to an accident victim to over Rs. 8 Lakh, ruling that the mere continuation of employment of the accident victim after suffering 30% functional disability does not justify adopting a reduced multiplier or denying loss of future prospects. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 257]
Justice J. C. Doshi observed that while an injured claimant may continue in their existing service, their overall capacity and future employability elsewhere stand diminished and that a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal cannot apply a reduced “split” multiplier to compute the award.
Case title: Arjunbhai Sukhabhai Halpati v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUCCESSIVE REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 21209 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 258
The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a father booked for causing death of his daughter by applying burning cotton wicks on her body on her instructions, as she believed she was possessed. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 258]
The applicant had moved the high court seeking regular bail in an FIR for offences under Sections 105(culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 212(Furnishing false information to a public servant) and 54 (Abettor present when the offence is committed) BNS and Section 3 of the Black Magic Act. He was accused of causing the death of his daughter by applying some burning cotton wicks on various parts of her body. This, it was alleged, was done by the accused on the instructions of the daughter who believed that she was possessed.
Case title: Rahimaben Abdulkarim Manasiya & Ors. v/s State of Gujarat
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 21522 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 259
The Gujarat High Court granted anticipatory bail to five family members of a man booked for instigating him to divorce his wife using triple talaq. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 259]
The applicants booked for offences under Sections 85, 351(2) and 54 BNS and Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act had moved the court seeking anticipatory bail.
Case title: Umaba Anirudhhsinh Jadeja & Ors. v/s Shambhubhai Gangabhai Jaru & Ors.
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3353 of 2011 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1994 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 260
The Gujarat High Court has enhanced the motor accident compensation awarded to the legal heirs of a motorcycle rider to Rs. 27.97 lakh, taking into account his achievement as a Guinness World Record holder for lifting a cement bag with his teeth while assessing his income, despite there being no clear evidence of his earnings as a contractor. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 260]
A division bench of Justice NS Sanjay Gowda and Justice JL Odedra noted that the deceased was working as a contractor and that material on record showed he had executed various works for the Gandhidham Development Authority.
Case title: X v/s Y
R/MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION (FOR TRANSFER) NO. 1136 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 261
The Gujarat High Court transferred a matrimonial suit from Family Court Morbi to the Court at Kutch after noting that the wife was living in Kutch district and travelling to Morbi to attending proceedings was causing her great hardship. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 261]
In doing so the court noted that the inconvenience that was being caused to the wife was much higher as she was also taking care of the couple's minor child.
Case title: Ajaybhai Boghabhai Gohil v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 19153 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 262
The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to a 21-year-old man booked for kindnapping and offences under POCSO Act, wherein he was accused of eloping with a minor girl after her parents had allegedly sought to get her married to a 34-year-old man. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 262]
Perusing the case record and the girl's statement, Justice Hasmukh D Suthar in his order said:
"Perusing the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, it appears that the parents of the victim want to marry the victim girl with a person aged 34 years and due to this reason, the victim eloped with the applicant, who is aged 21 years and stayed at different places with the applicant and even otherwise, now the investigation is over and charge-sheet is filed".
Case title: Arvind Kejriwal v/s Gujarat University & Ors.
R/CA/2234/2023 IN F/LPA/36863/2023 IN R/SCA/9476/2016
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (September 29) rejected Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against an order imposing a cost of ₹25,000 on him in connection with the disclosure of information concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263]
Case title: Arvind Kejriwal v/s Gujarat University & Ors.
R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 796 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263
Case title: Arvind Kejriwal v/s Gujarat & Ors.
R/LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 796 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263
The Gujarat High Court has observed that there is no public interest in disclosure of the Prime Minister of India's educational degrees, as he is an elected representative of the people and his educational qualifications have no bearing on his election to the Constitutional post. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263]
The court made the observation in its order rejecting Kejriwal's appeal against an order imposing ₹25,000 costs on him in connection with the disclosure of information concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree.
Case title: State of Gujarat v/s Rasikbhai @ Kaushikbhai Havsingbhai Garasiya
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 1231 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 264
The Gujarat High Court upheld the acquittal of a man in a rape case while observing that the prosecution did not examine the expert who conducted the DNA profiling test and in absence of such testimony the report was inadmissible in evidence. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 264]
The court was hearing State's appeal against trial court order acquitting the respondent of charges under Sections 64(2)(m) (Rape under False Promise or Deceit) and 89(Causing Miscarriage Without Woman's Consent) BNS and Sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act.
Case title: Ravi Nair v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 13853 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 265
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (September 30) closed journalist Ravi Nair's plea challenging his arrest on the strength of a non-bailable warrant was issued by a sessions court for non-appearance in a defamation case filed by Adani Enterprise. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 265]
This, after the court noted, that the sessions court had last week granted regular bail to Nair.
Gujarat High Court Denies Asaram Temporary Bail To Visit Ailing Wife, Allows Video Call With Her
Case title: Ashumal @ Asharam v/s State of Gujarat & Anr.
CR.MA/3/2026 IN R/CR.A/607/2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 266
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday denied temporary bail to Asaram, who sought 20-day release on humanitarian grounds to visit his wife, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 266]
However, a division bench comprising Justice Gita Gopi and Justice LS Pirzada permitted Asaram to communicate with his wife through video conferencing.
Lion Poaching: Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal, Says State 'Miserably Failed' To Prove Charges
Case Title : State of Gujarat v/s Prabhakar S/O Keshav Gajakosh
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2214 of 2009
Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 267
The Gujarat High Court upheld a sessions court order acquitting a man booked in a Lion poaching case observing that the prosecution had "miserably failed" to prove the charges against him and his conviction by the trial court was based on non-cogent and unconvincing circumstances. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 267]
The court was hearing State's appeal against sessions court's 2009 order acquitting the respondent booked in a lion poaching case.It was alleged that the accused persons had arranged a trap to kill lions using sharp edged weapons and sticks and that they wanted to use the skin of the animal.